賣臺

See also: 賣台 and 卖台

Chinese

		sell	(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station
trad. (賣臺/賣台)		賣	臺/台
simp. (卖台)		卖	台

Etymology

賣國／卖国 (“to sell out one's country”) + 臺／台 (“Taiwan”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): màitái

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄞˋ ㄊㄞˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: màitái
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˋ ㄊㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: màitái
    • Wade–Giles: mai⁴-tʻai²
    • Yale: mài-tái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maytair
    • Palladius: майтай (majtaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maɪ̯⁵¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/

Verb

賣⫽臺 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. to betray Taiwan